Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

Chapter 1: Longing for Eternity (Part 2)

Liyue Harbor, Bluehorn walking.

"Anyway, you should write the task book first." Li Tao stuffed a standard task book of the Adventurer's Association to the fishermen who were at a loss, and patiently advised them, "You are also Liyue people, you should know the importance of contracts in Liyue. Even if you temporarily issue a commission to an adventurer in the wild, you must write the content of the commission on paper and hand it to him. What's more, you are now in Liyue Harbor, and the Liyue Adventurer's Association is behind the blacksmith shop, so it's not far to go. Of course, if you are really afraid of trouble, just write the task book and hand it to me. Then I can also hand the task book to the association, so I don't have to bother Brother Wanye anymore. He is not an adventurer..."

Several fishermen with ragged headscarves, rough skin and panicked faces looked at each other, discussed in a low voice for a while, and then pushed out a young fisherman. The man carefully bowed to Li Tao and said, "Let the adventurer know that it's not that we don't want to trust Liyue, but we dare not trust it anymore. Our family and friends were kidnapped by pirates, and there has been no news for so many days. After many appeals, the officials just told us that they were "looking for them", but in the end we got the news that they were dead... We dare not go to those people to ask! We are afraid that they will not handle the matter, and we are even more afraid that they will wait until the bodies of our dead relatives are still warm!"

Wan Ye coughed lightly, his face heavy, "So after you heard the story of the 'Island Hero', you came to find me?"

The young man who was pushed out to answer the question bowed repeatedly, and led the others to bow together: "I heard that Master Manye is a hero from a foreign country and the leader of the island heroes... If it were you, you would definitely not ignore our request! And adventurer Master Li Tao, we have also heard about your deeds. You saved your fellow adventurers from the pirates, and participated in killing many pirates who killed our relatives. You are all heroes!"

Li Tao finally understood Wan Ye's feelings and looked at him strangely. Wan Ye could only lower his eyebrows helplessly and respond with a wry smile.

According to Li Tao, this is a sign that the Liyue government has lost its credibility. Fishermen are unwilling to seek help from local officials when they have problems, or even to issue commissions to the Adventurer's Association, but instead place their hopes on certain specific people. This result is, of course, due to the rigidity of the Liyue bureaucracy. Many Liyue bureaucrats act according to rules and regulations, and the complicated laws and contractual clauses easily lead to low administrative efficiency. As a classical commercial republic whose historical tradition comes from the God of Contract, Liyue cannot get rid of this contractual tradition, and even if it wants to reform, it must be extremely careful.

These unfortunate fishermen were just a few scraps left over from the operation of Liyue's administrative institutions. To be honest, Li Tao was sure that as long as they reported the case to the officials, they would definitely handle the matter and would not turn a blind eye. But which department should be responsible for this matter? How much money and how many people would be needed to handle it? If they met a responsible official, after going through the process of reporting-review-processing, I'm afraid they would have been impatient waiting; if they met an irresponsible official, many links would be easily perfunctory, and in the end the fishermen would probably be regarded as coming to cheat for pensions.

So they might as well post the mission to the Adventurer's Guild - but the Adventurer's Guild also has its own problems, that is, the quality of its personnel is uneven. They can't expect everyone in the Adventurer's Guild to be a legend in Night City (indeed, not everyone has that kind of strength). Moreover, for a simple [collection mission] like this, I'm afraid there will be adventurers who don't take it seriously and buy a few bouquets of flowers in the market to pay for the mission. This kind of thing has happened before.

Therefore, it is indeed an option for them to go directly to the nearest person for help - it is like the simple question: "There is a fire in the Louvre, which painting should be saved?" The answer is obvious, people just need to save the nearest painting.

"Well, anyway, it's just a simple task of collecting some flowers. Of course we can accept such a task... Brother Wanye, will you come with me?" Li Tao said, and looked at Wanye tentatively. Of course, he got a positive answer from Wanye: "I don't have much to do here. I just practice swordsmanship, have fun, and relax. Since you sincerely invite me, then of course I am willing to come."

The fishermen almost knelt down, but Manye's gentle wind elemental force held them up, preventing them from kneeling. They were filled with gratitude and said, "We will never forget your kindness!"

Li Tao was sweating profusely. "We are just helping you, so you don't need to thank us. Your relatives and friends have suffered unexpected disasters, and they are the ones who are suffering the most. Remembering them and cherishing their memory is the best outcome."

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Finally sending the fishermen away, Li Tao looked at the task book with crooked handwriting, then glanced at Wan Ye and said, "Team Leader Wan Ye is really respected."

Wan Ye looked like he had a headache. "Don't mention this! How could I have known that in just one day, our story of suppressing bandits would be made into a joke and spread all over Liyue? I've become a celebrity in Liyue. How can I go back to Inazuma quietly in the future?"

Li Tao raised his eyebrows and said nothing. He knew that Manye's hidden identity was the leader of the Inazuma resistance army - maybe not yet, so he was quietly improving his strength abroad, waiting for the right time. However, Manye did become famous. Everyone knew that on a certain fleet, there was a guy named Manye who possessed the Wind God's Eye. He had helped the immortals to subdue demons and monsters...

Oh no, I think I am also a part of this story!

Li Tao was a little anxious. He patted the task book in his hand and said to Wan Ye, "Let's go find the fresh flowers they need. Let me see... Qingxin, Liuli Lily and Magic Zhilan?"

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In this way, Li Tao and Wan Ye embarked on a journey of "seeking beauty".

The first one that was relatively easy to find was the Glazed Lily. This flower, which was once found all over Liyue, is now very hard to find in the wild, but it can be collected at Yujingtai near Liyue Harbor. However, this flower only blooms at night, and it is in the form of a bud during the day, so Li Tao and Wan Ye couldn't pick it immediately and had to wait until night.

The second is the Magic Orchid. This flower mainly blooms in summer, which is the current season. It is essentially a kind of wild flower, but because it is blue all over and is the same type of orchid that the people of Liyue love, the Magic Orchid is also very popular. There is no Magic Orchid near Liyue Harbor. Li Tao and Wan Ye also walked a long way and found it on the grass in the southern part of Qiongji Wild.

Finally, there is Qingxin... This flower is a transparent white flower that only grows on lonely and high stone peaks. It is unwilling to accept the warmth and moisture of the plains, and would rather look into the distance on the cold peak. There was such a flower growing on the top of Guyun Pavilion where the Haiyuan team went before. Now if they want to find another bunch of Qingxin, they have to go to Jueyunjian.